Waylon Jennings began performing professionally in the late 1950s, but it wasn’t until he freed himself from the shackles of Nashville in the 1970s that he became a star. With his gruff baritone, rock and roll infused honky tonk, leather jackets, and rebellious attitude, Jennings personified the outlaw country movement more than any other performer….
In October 2021, Tears for Fears announced plans to release their first album of new material in 17 years. Titled The Tipping Point, the album (their seventh) is due to hit the shelves in February 2022. If you either weren’t around in the 1980s or don’t listen to anything made pre Y2K, you might have…
Toni Braxton began her performing career in the late 1980s with The Braxtons. After drawing the attention of LA Reid and Babyface, she was signed to LaFace Records as a solo artist, releasing her chart-topping debut solo album in 1993. Since then, she’s won multiple Grammys, sold over 70 million albums worldwide, and become one…
Since forming in 1973, Cheap Trick have enjoyed spectacular highs and equally spectacular lows. When they’re good, they’re very, very good, and when they’re bad, they’re… well, not horrid, but not necessarily a band you’d pay to listen to. But if there’s one thing that sets them apart from their peers, it’s their capacity…
Kenny Rogers began his recording career in the 1950s with the Scholars. After that, he performed with several other bands before finally tasting success with The Final Edition. When the band broke up in 1975, Rogers took his first steps toward solo success with his debut solo album, Love Lifted Me. His second album, Kenny…
Ice-T has always been one of hip-hop’s most interesting figures. On the one hand, he’s a highly articulate, intelligent star whose caustic, clever lyrics have framed some of the genre’s best pieces of social commentary. On the other, he’s someone who revels in gratuitous violence and misogyny with a glee. But even when he’s at…
Barbra Streisand is a singer, actress, and filmmaker who began her career in the late 1950s. In her acting career, she has starred in films including ‘Funny Girl,’ ‘Hello, Dolly!,’ ‘The Way We Were,’ ‘A Star Is Born,’ ‘The Prince of Tides,’ and ‘The Mirror with Two Faces.’ As a singer, Barbra Streisand has sold…
Michael Buble is a Canadian singer-songwriter who has managed to become an international success. For proof, look no further than the fact that he has sold more than 75 million records so far, a number that will presumably rise even higher in the times to come because his career is continuing strong. Generally speaking, Buble…
Formed in the 1950s by brothers O’Kelly Isley Jr., Rudolph Isley and Ronald Isley, the Isley Brothers have enjoyed a remarkable career with a length, breadth, and success that few, if any, bands can compete with. Over a recording history that spans seven decades, they’re weathered lineup changes, deaths, and cultural shifts to emerge as…